MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7918
Motherboard	MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560x1440x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 16:01
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 406 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 412 26% 412 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 23.8 Parallax 19.3 17% 21.3 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 20.6 Splatting 26.9 21% 25.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 124 122 119 118 114 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 434 Mixed 341 SusWrite 156 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.6 184% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 115%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 71GB free Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 256 258 293 377 239 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 445 Mixed 437 SusWrite 312 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 30.5 128% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 598 DQ Write 593 DQ Mixed 504 404% 565 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 141%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 227GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 79 79 79 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 148 Write 136 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 78.1 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 18.7 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI H97 GAMING 3 (MS-7918) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	304x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	266x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	280x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	40x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $868

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16